CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Leadership and Change Management

Table of Contents

Introduction2

Objectives of the Project2

Research Questions2

Objectives of Change Process3

Methodology4

Design4

Data Collection4

Data Analysis4

Findings and Analysis5

Effectiveness of the Restructuring Process6

Significance of the Change Process6

Change objective and the process: A Critical View8

Recommendation10

Leadership and Change Management

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by extending the research on the topic of “change process at Apple” that we have covered in the proposal. In this paper, we will continue our discussion regarding the analysis of the change implemented at Apple. We will also critique the change objective and the process and recommend how it could be improved; finally, we will indicate the learning and development that we have achieved through this study.

Objectives of the Project

To determine the effectiveness of the restructuring process in organizational success

To examine the significance of change process in implementing change

Research Questions

What type of change did Apple implemented in restructuring its product divisions?

How effectively the company implemented the change?

Objectives of Change Process

Following were the objectives that were needed to be achieved in order to implement the change process:

To eliminates the day-to-day operating responsibilities through restructuring.

To reduce costs and improve Apple's management

To develop two separate product divisions, in favor of manufacturing and marketing divisions responsible for all Apple products

To eliminate certain duplication that formerly existed between the two product divisions, allowing the work force to be cut.

To win attention, customers, and ultimately, money

Although Apple has been performing exceptionally well, for the past ten years, especially after the introduction of iphone in its product portfolio. Lately, Apple suffered some serious problems in the different regional areas financially that stopped the spending on innovation and made Job think about changing the culture (Bill, 2007). The reason of the choice of Apple for change implementation is that the company replaced the two separate product divisions into the manufacturing and marketing divisions responsible for all Apple products. Apple had to make many strategic decisions in implementing the change including the financial planning, and workforce training. Such radical change requires the understanding of the issues and benefits that company faced by the change implementation and management (Schneiders, 2011).

Methodology

Design

In this project, we had used the secondary research where the literature was analyzed and interpreted keeping in view Apple's example. The focus of the analysis was based on the concept of restructuring, the issues that the companies go through while restructuring the decision and how Apple implemented the restructuring of their divisions.

Data Collection

In order to collect the most relevant information, we had gone through various online libraries and literature sources. We have gathered the data related to one aspect at one point through which analysis became easier and helped a lot in the research. It was fruitful when the qualitative data was being transferred in numeric form. Only important data, which could be useful, was concluded.

Data Analysis

Keeping in view the nature of the research, it was important to analyze how the restructuring change is implemented in organization. The data was analyzed through content ...